Just an Opinion

It is probably accurate to suggest "America is obsessed with Iraq". It's also understandable that our dominance has itself become abit of a political obstacle overseas, due in large part to jealously.

But WHY is America obsessed with Iraq? I don't think the Germans, the French, and other anti-war types really understand the importance behind the US' "obsession". I believe they get very colored viewpoints from our left-leaning media. How often does Dubya or his team ever get supportive coverage (w/ the exception of Fox News)? How is it that "most Americans" (and 1/2 the world) continue to believe this to be a just war, yet by listening to the media, you'd think we're bucking the world, or goin' in "unilaterally"? ...in other words, I think Dubya's message gets Very tainted. (Ever wonder why Clinton's 1998 4-day missile attack wasn't lambasted by the media? What did that acheive, anyway?)

As for the cause of removing Saddam - In 1938, if Hitler had attained WMD, would the "world" have protected him the way they protect Saddam? There really is no difference! Saddam teaches hate/fear, just as Hitler did. The one dangerous difference I see in this is that an unfettered Saddam won't provide us with any defined enemy. His work has and will continue to be done via payments to "terrorists", suicide-accepting, religious zealots who will kill anyone their told to kill ..."in the name of Allah". We won't be able to blame Iraq - just the dead guy, and veiled org like "Al Queda" or "Hamas", if they take credit. (It's like arresting a drug peddlar, but ignoring the kingpin.)

Dubya wants Saddam out so that a democratic Iraq can learn to accept the value of life/liberty, and provide the rest of the region stability and a future framework toward peace. For those pundits and fools who continue to think this is just about Oil or Revenge, they just continue to ignore everything they should have learned thru our history. Why did America help in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and scores of other smaller nations. Was it ALL for US interest, or in large part, world peace & human rights?

Just an opinion...